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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24
An English Philanthropist.

Miss Ada Leigh, the English philanthro.
pist, who, few years ago, started home
for young men, with a restaurant and reading
room attached is now in New York, bent on
performing some work of a similar nature
there
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-02-24

A morning of bright sunshine and a soft,
warm air did not, however, bring any change
to their new and constrained relations. 1t
only seemed to offer reason for Fallsner to
leave the house very early for his daily
rounds, and gave Lee that occasion for un-
aided exercise with an extempore crutch on
the veranda which allowed Mrs Hale to pur-
sue her manifold duties without the necessity
of keeping him company Kate also, as if to
avoid an accidental meeting with Falkner,
had remained at home with her sister, With
one exception, they did not make their guests
the subject of their usual playful comments.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

"a The President, having signed the bill
restricting the ownership of lands in the ter
ritories to American citizens, has taken a
long step forward in the right direction; a
step which will rebound to his credit in COM
ing political contests. 1t seems strange in
deed that our chief executives have not seen
the importance of just such step before
The western country has been, and is being
flooded with foreign capitalists, who, ignor-
ing the just and equitable claims of American
citizens, born or naturalized, have stepped
in and taken up at paltry figure thousands
upon thousands of the most valuable lands
in our territories. The result is easily seen;
the poor American citizen, seeking to better
his condition in the far West finds himself
either pushed to the edge of civilization, or
obliged to take up with inferior lands
frequently he is forced by circumstances to
seek employment, or rent farm, and in the
hands of these foreign monopolists finds
himself in the tolls of the very despotism he
left his mother country to escape. Now,
gentlemen, you who constructed the wise
bill of restriction, take one more step in the
right direction and legislate SO that the lands
in the hands of these foreign despots may be
reclaimed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
.sKeepIne un the Farm. y

S. w. Case read an essay before the Lucas
county Horticultural society that was full of
good things, among which was the following:
'If honor awaits him who makes two blades
of grass grow where but one grew before"
the rickes await him who grows two bushels
of grain where but one grew before. The
profits of the farm can be increased if more
care is used in selecting seed. using modern
appliances for doing the work at the least
cost of time and labor; farm less land and do
il better, thus increasing the crop and the
profit; employ leisure time in reading what
practical farmers say; keep such accounts as
will enable you to tell the cost of every farm
crop. One farmer may sell his wheat at a
profit of so cts, and another sell at loss at
the same price; use the best seed, for such is
cheaper at good price than poor seed as a
gift. 1t costs no more to raise a colt worth
$500 at four years old than one worth $75.-I
There is always demand for the best. The
time is coming when slipshod tanners will
be left behind in the race for a competence,
and the verdict will be, served him right, he
did not deserve success
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ Within the nine months ended March
81 there was decrease of S21, 100000 in the
national banking circulation. This was due
TO the redemption of 8 per cent. bonds and to
the high premium ON the bonds required as
security for national bank notes. But the
decline in this circulation has been far more
than compensated for by the increase in gold
and silver money, of which nearly $75, 600, 600
entered into circulation among the people of
the United States during those nine months.
So there need be no great apprehension of a
violent contraction of tho currency by ac-
cumulations of Treasury surplus between the
close of the fiscal year and the meeting OF
Congress in December.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ Many people have been led to believe
that by the operation of the short haul clause
of the Interstate Commerce law railroad
companies are prohibited from charging a
less rate for through than for local business.
There is no such prohibition. In fact it is
intended that they should charge a less rate
per mile for through than for local freight
The standard of prices for commodities in so
vast territory as the United States makes
such provision not only proper but essen
tial But the railroads are restrained from
charging a greater gross sum for short than
for longer distance. For example, they
may charge $50 for a car of wheat from
Chicago to New York. They may also charge
$50 for car of wheat from Napoleon to
New York, q less distance. The Interstate
Commerce law prevents them, however, from
charging more from Napoleon than from
Chicago. Is this not right2 And whore is
the disinterested person thatwiIl not approve
of measure the purpose Of which is to pre-
vent the most outrageous determinations?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Mems fine shoes at Shoemaker Bros

~ A duty of 20 per cent on the value is
assessed by the present tariff on "infants'
food" The whole schedule of medicines in
the tariff is disgrace of civilization. In
order that the care of a paternal government
may be extended to few manufacturing
chemists the medicines of the sick and the
food of babes are subject to brutal taxa
tion. A few years ago when the duty on
quinine was repealed SO as to destroy the
monopoly in this valuable medicine the
organs of monopoly screamed in chorus
against it. They predicted that effects of the
repeal would be to throw the manufacture of
quinine into foreign hands and to greatly
enhance its cost. But this prophecy has been
completely disgraced by the results. The
price of quinine has gone down since the re-
peal to less than one-fourth of its former
price, both in this country and in Europe
While the manufacturing chemists in the
United States make more quinine than ever,
their enormous profits have been reduced by
free competition. That is all. The other
duties on medicines ought also to be repeal
ed. Taxing the breath out of babies is small
business for big country.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

az writer to the Kansas City Times
tells his experience with humor:
went over to Kansas full of loyalty to the
ladies. I was finally convinced that the day
had come when they were to be released from
political bondage and oppression. made a
fervent speech to that effect. "Ladies," I
said, "your opportunity is at hand, your
hour of deliverance has come. Let each one
of you vote according to her conscience and
her womonly instinct of right" was much
chided for this foolish and unguarded speech.
Because" said the leaders, ''ifevery woman
votes as she wishes, it's dollars to brickbats
that our candidate will get left. These wo-
men must vote as we wish them to vote"
"But," argued, "where, then, comes in the
principle of female suffrage?' And they
smiled pitying smile. Twas not allowed to
make any more speeches, but was permitted
to take copious notes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ In a city OF town where a newspaper
is published, every man should advertise in
it, even If nothing more than card stating
his name and tho business he is engaged in.
II not only pays the advertiser but lets peo-
pie Of surrounding towns know that the place
you live in is a prosperous community of
business men. Never pull down your sign
while you expect to 90 business, for it often
indicates that your business is poor and you
are losing your grip, commercially speaking.
The judicious advertiser will receive in re-
turn far more than he expends for the money
he invests in the columns of live newspa-
Der,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ Those who are in the habit of indulg-
ing in raw onions may be consoled for the
mature and able-bodied odor which wraps
them as in veil, and causes men, women
and children to flee from their malodorous
vicinity, by the fact that onions are the best
nervine known. No medicine is really so
eficacious in cases of nervous prostration
and to tone up worn out system in very
short time. Their absorbent powers are also
most valuable, especially in times of epidem-
les. 1t has repeatedly been observed that
an onion patch in the immediate vicinity of
house acts as shield against the pestilence,
which is very apt to pass over the inmates of
that house. Sliced onions in a sick room
absorb all the germs and prevent contagion.
During an epidemic the confirmed onion
eater should, however, eschew his usual diet,
as the germs of disease are present in the
onions and contagion can easily result.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ The greatest robberies of the age have
just been discovered at Pittsburg. Nearly a
hundred employees of the Pan Handle road at
that city aud on their trains have been rob-
bing the cars of the goods being shipped in
them for some time past. Even government
bonded cars were broken open and costly
silks, laces and imported wines and cigars
taken out. The caboose of nearly every
freight train was found to contain several
fine cigar boxes which the luxurious train
men had emptied. Their houses were filled
with such things, and nearly every man
arrested had number of pawn tickets,
showing that many of the valuables had
found their way to the pawn shops. The
singular part of it is the difficulty experience
ed in getting at the facts, though so many
men and their families were concerned in it.
Detectives and the police have been year or
so at work on the matter. And all this while
the company has been paying for hundreds
of packages that did not reach the owners
Many have now been arrested. Several
freight trains were laid on side tracks and
examined, and in nearly every caboose
evidence of the thieving was found. 1t is
believed that nearly half million has been
stolen.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
~ Up to the present there have been filed

tB Up to the present there have been filed
with the clerk of the House of Representa-
tives seven election contests in the next Con-
gress. The peasons contestlng are McDuffee,
Rep, against Davidson, of Alabama; Worth
ington, DEM, against Post, of Illinois;
Lowry, Dem., against White, of Indiana;
Thoebe, Rep, Labor, against Carlisle Of
Kentucky; Frank, Rep, against Glover, Of
Missouri; Haynes, Rep, against Mckinney,
of New Hampshire, and Smalls, Rep, color
ed, against Elliot, or South Carolina.
Thompson, DEM, of California, will be serv-
ed with a notice of contest, but no official
notice has as yet been lodged with the clerk.
OHarra, Rep, colored, of North Carolina,
will also file papers asserting the right to his
old seat. Under an act passed at the last
session election contests will be determined
much sooner than in the past. The new law
provides for the printing of all evidence pre-
vious to the convening of congress, which
materially lessons the labor of the election
committee, leaving it nothing to do but to
read the evidence and pass upon the case.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

BLooMINGTOS, Ills Sept. Is, 1881.
Messrs. +. J. Cheney h Co., Toledo, o.: Have
taken Halls Catarrh Cure. Had catarrh all my life
am 48 years old. Had asthma 10 years. and dread
full cough for five years. Havo taken everything;
went to the Hot Springs: have doctored with the
doctors here; have done nothing but take medicine
Tor Is years. When commenced using Halls Ca
tarrh Cure was almost dead. sent for the doctor
the day got Halls Catarrh Cure, ane I told him
that would die any way and that would try your
medicine. was very bad. How suffered for
years could hardly breathe at times. l saw Halls
Catarrh Cure advertised in the papers and COM
menced taking 1t. l would have been under the
ground to-day If 1t had not been for that. have
not had one bad spell Of coughing since. In breath
ing my head feels well and l am we'll. 1t has done
me thousand dollars worth of good. There are
ten of my friends, seeing what had done for
are taking it, and it is helping them. only wish that
every one who has catarrh, asthma and bad cough
could see me- that could tell them all to take it.
All that know me here know how l have suffered.
Il have been here since 1861 and say to me that 81
am so glad you found something that could cure
you." Everyone says, Show much better you
look" The doctors say they are glad found Halls
Catarrh Cure as they could not cure me.
cannot express my gratitude to yon for the good
Halls Catarrh Cure has done me. You can use as
much of this letter as will do the afflicted good.
Publish 1t to the whole world-it is all true and they
should know it. JOSEPHINE CHRISMAN,
4O6 East North street.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

B-The New York Tribune has been decid-
edly and deservedly snubbed. 1t recently
sent out circular to Grand Army posts ask
ing to be informed of the result of vote
taken in each upon President Cleveland's
vetoes of private pension bills, the veto of
the dependent pension bill and the question
of general service pension, hoping to make
political capital against the president from
such replies as it might receive. The COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Republic,
General Fairchild, of Wisconsin, having de-
tected the mischievous purpose of the circu-
lar, has issued an order directing the posts
not to respond. He says all such requests
for the opinion of the post must have ''the
approval of national and department head
quarters"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

a8 Every boy and young man should take
up with some trade or profession. A man
without a steady business is like q shovel
without a handle or bell without q clapper
used only for odd jobs. Look about you,
my boy, and see what becomes Of the man
who does not learn a trade or profession. He
is sort of tramp, first at one thing and
then at another. he may work at digging a
cellar to-day and in backyard or harvest
field tomorrow. He does all the drudgery
and gets the pay of a drudge, which is SO
small that he cant lay up adollar, and If he
happens to be few days without work,
which he frequently is, he is "dead broke. Z
The experience Of d certain man who did moi
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

learn trade but become day-laborer is
this; 81 did not learn trade because no one
had interest enough to argue and reason with
me. / might have had good trade and
earned good wages, but here am working
harder for nine dollars week than many
man does for eighteen or twenty. Some one
may say that the trades are crowded and
there is no opening for the tyro, but there is
always room at the top" Take up that
trade or profession for which you are best
fitted and perseyere in it until you are
master workman. Be not satisfied with
average results. Try it.-Er.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Notice to Contractors.

c EALED proposals will be received at the office
- Of the Clerk OF the Township Board Of Educa-
ton, Napoleon township, Henry county, Ohio, nm
til 10 o'clock noon the 2sth day Of May, 1887 for
district number Of said township according to the
plans and specifications on ole in said office. Each
bid must contain the name Of every person inter
este d in the same, and be accompanied by suf-
fcient guaranty Of some disinterested person. that
II the bid Is accepted contract will be entered In.
to and the performance Of 1t properly secured.
None bnt the lowest responsible bid VIII be accept
cd, and the board may reject oil bids.
By order Of Twp. Bd. of Education.
j. B DITTENHAVER, Clerk.
Napoleon, Ohio, May 3D., 1885, n;ay5-4t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Astonishing snccess.

It is the duty of every person who has used
Boschee's German Syrup to let its wonderful
Qualities be known to their friends in curing
Consumption, severe Coughs, Group, Asthma,
Pneumonia, and in fact all throat and lung
diseases. No person can use it without i'm
mediate relief. Three doses will relieve any
case, and we consider it the duty of all drug
gists to recommend it to the poor, dying con-
sumptive, at least to try one bottle, as $4,000
dozen bottles were sold last year, and no one
case where it failed was reported. Such a
medicine as the German Syrup cannot be too
widely known. Ask your druggist about it..
Sample bottles to try, sold at 10 cents. Reg
ular size, rs cents. Sold by all druggists and
dealers in the United States and Canada.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

"a The recent decision of the United
States supreme court on the right of state
to tax national banks for local purposes will
add from $3,OO00OO to $4,ooO,OOO to the rev
snues of the city of New York for the Cur
rent year, the taxes Of two years being in
yolved in the decision. For the future it will
add 81, 100000 or more annually to the city
funds. It lis not often that single decision
Of even the United States supreme court in
wolves SO large sum.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

esSys The use Of natural gas fuel has led to
he manufacture of mirrors in Pittsburgh.
Up to this time all mirrors manufactured in
the United States have been from imported
glass. The quality Of the glass, to retain the
silvering and give perfect production Of the
object, must be of the best. This quality
Pittsburgh has never been able to produce
until natural gas came into use. Now by its
aid the fineness Of the glass produced rivals
that Of the imported article. The entire
absence of impurity, the perfect fusing Of
the ingredient, the rapidity of the melting,
and the pure, intense fame for reheating OF
working are the principal advantage
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Plow shoes at Shoemaker Bros.

eB This is the way Ruskin knocks out
that large and growing organization known
as wheelmen
~ not only object, but am quite prepared
to spend all my best bad language in repro
baton of bi-tri-and-4-5-6 or 7-cycles, and
every other contriyance and invention for
superseding human feet on Gods ground
To walk, to run, to leap, and to dance are the
virtues of the human body, and neither to
stride on stills, wriggle on wheels or dangle
on ropes, and nothing in the training of the
human mind with the body will ever super
sede the appointed Gods ways of slow walk
ing and hard working"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ The Signal and other papers need not
work themselves into sweat over the Demo-
cratic county ticket. It is an excellent
ticket, made by the Democrats of the county
by their chosen mode of making nomina-
lions, and the Democrats of the county are
determined that every man upon it is elected.
Republicans may rant and snort as much as
they please, the Democrats of Henry county
will see to it that their chosen ticket is elect
ed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

"a To the offer of 800 made by the Di-
rector of the Mint for new design for the
silver dollar the Macon Telegraph turns in
this answer: "On one side the rising sun, a
cornicupia rampant, and the legend, Homes
ty is the best policy" On the other, in long
primer, "Turn the rascals out" Between
the two, one dollars worth of silver"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ Ottawa county turns up something
new in the line Of libel suits. Geo. Gosline,
editor of the Oak Harbor Press, sues Geo. R.
CLARK, editor of the Port Clinton Ne,cs, for
$4,000, for defamation of character. This is
the first intimation we ever had that one
Northwestern Ohio editor could damage the
character of another Northwestern Ohio
editor, and we've been in the damaging
business considerably ourselves. too.--Bee.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

"a The Chicago Times says: 'A New
York paper suggests that all our criminals be
sent to Alaska. This looks like a subtle
scheme to get Alaska admitted into the
Union as Republican State"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

~ statement prepared at the pension
Office shows that during April there were H.
399 pension certificates issued, classified as
follows: Original pensions, 5,543; increased
pensions, 5,347; Mexican war pensions, 500.
This is said to be the largest number issued
in any one month in the history of the
bureau,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

eW A law ON the statute books of this state
provides for the punishment by one years
imprisonment in the penitentiary of any or
all tramps who refuse to leave the premises
when so ordered by the owners or occupant.
One James Small, tramp by choice and by
occupation, got one year in the penitentiary
from Greene county, recently, under the new
law.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Proba.t,eN Notice,

AT OTICE is hereby given, that Thomas ellison, as
IN Guardian Of Jacob Collins, an imbecile, has
fled first and final account of his Guardianship,
which will be for hearing and settlement May 2lst,
1887.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05
Plow shoes at shoemaker Bros.
Probate Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Martin Knupp, as
IN Administered Of Elizabeth Miller, deceased,
has fled irst and final account Of his Administra
ton, which viii be for hearing and settlement May
21st, 1887.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

rY- A writer in the Philadelphia Times
says President Cleveland will save $12O,OOO
out of his $500, 200 salary for four years.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

80 An early date will probably be named
for the Democratic State Convention.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-05-05

- An effort is being made to have Guy
ahoga county divided into two counties.
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THE NORTHWEST
q OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND 90
NAPOLEON, o., MAY s, 1887.

w The Paulding county rioters seem to
have subsided.